Glycyrrhiza inflata explained

Glycyrrhiza inflata is a plant species in the genus Glycyrrhiza from China, with common name Chinese licorice. A related species, G. uralensis, however, is more likely the licorice species one finds in traditional Chinese medicine.

Licochalcone A, licochalcone B and licochalcone D are chalconoids isolated from root of G. inflata^{[1] [2]} as well as glycyrrhizin.^[3]

Notes and References

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2. Furusawa . J. . Funakoshi-Tago . M. . Mashino . T. . Tago . K. . Inoue . H. . Sonoda . Y. . Kasahara . T. . Glycyrrhiza inflata-derived chalcones, Licochalcone A, Licochalcone B and Licochalcone D, inhibit phosphorylation of NF-kappaB p65 in LPS signaling pathway . International immunopharmacology . 9 . 4 . 499–507 . 2009 . 19291859 . 10.1016/j.intimp.2009.01.031.
3. Xie . J. . Zhang . Y. . Wang . W. . HPLC analysis of glycyrrhizin and licochalcone a in Glycyrrhiza inflata from Xinjiang (China) . 10.1007/s10600-010-9552-2 . Chemistry of Natural Compounds . 46 . 148 . 2010 .